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Engineers don't necessarily make good managers. Engineers actually have a narrow view of what a company like Boeing does. They may be the best at designing an a
by GuB-42 5y ago
Engineers don't necessarily make good managers. Engineers actually have a narrow view of what a company like Boeing does. They may be the best at designing an airplane, but not at building, selling and flying it. So why not have executives be pilots, or even assembly line workers, they are all just as essential as engineers.
What they do sometimes is have their top executives work every job first. Engineering of course, but also getting their hands dirty on the assembly lines, ordering from suppliers, maybe even fly the plane. So when they finish their years long path, they may be MBA, but they know what they are doing.
- ajxs 5y agoI've never worked in Aerospace. The best corporate workplace I've ever worked in (in terms of development culture) had a role that was somewhat akin to a developer's advocate. I can't recall its actual name now though. This person served as the most senior engineer in the department, and was responsible for the delivery of all engineering projects. They were given considerable latitude to uphold good development practices, even when it would conflict with senior management's priorities, and expectations. In my time there, I saw this manager constantly throw his hat into the ring, making the case for the right technical decisions against upper management. I've never worked in another workplace that had such a role, or such a person doing it. It was very early on in my career, and it unfortunately set a very high expectation for corporate software engineering culture that has never been met since.